Surgical Technologists Salary in the US
A surgical technologists earns a national median of $64,650 a year (mean $68,710) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #364 of 825.
How much does a surgical technologists earn in the US?
A surgical technologists in the United States earns a median of $64,650 a year (mean $68,710), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 27% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 117,460 people work in this occupation (SOC 29-2055), ranked #364 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$64,650
per year
Mean
$68,710
per year
Employment
117,460
US workers
National rank
#364
of 825 by median
What a surgical technologists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a surgical technologists (SOC 29-2055) earns a median annual wage of $64,650 and a mean (average) of $68,710. The median is the midpoint — half of surgical technologists earn more and half earn less — and is 27% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a surgical technologists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for surgical technologists is $64,650, and the mean (average) is $68,710. The median is the midpoint — half of surgical technologists earn more and half earn less.
- How does surgical technologists pay compare to the US average?
- At $64,650, a surgical technologists earns 27% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many surgical technologists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 117,460 surgical technologists employed nationally (SOC 29-2055), across all industries.
- Where does this surgical technologists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 29-2055. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 29-2055 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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